First Day of School

Summer is over and the kids are back in school. No more lazy days of staying up too late watching movies and sleeping in late. This year is a lot of firsts... Katelin's first day as a 16 year old... Jonathan's first day as a middle school student... and Carrie's first day as a 2nd grader! We told Katelin it was her birthday and every parent in our county got a present... they got to send their kids to school!!!

Wayne Forbes... Rest in Peace

One week ago I received a call from my cousin Heather. Her dad had a massive heart attack and died and the week has been a whirlwind of activity as we laid him to rest and tried to help my cousins pick up the pieces of their lives.

Wayne was the oldest. My dad came next. Shelia was born next and then Shirley Faye rounded out the family. Shirley Faye was born with a heart condition and died at the age of six.. having never walked, talked or crawled. Now Wayne is gone and it is just my dad and Shelia.

My brothers and I sang at Wayne's funeral and tried to help the girls as best we could. Death is never easy and they will feel the hurt for many years to come. It is my prayer that the hurt begins to give way to the good memories.... that they will always remember him but not always hurt this much.

My dad took this picture at Christmas when we had our family gathering... Tanya, Wayne, Kristi and Heather...

This is Wayne when he enlisted in the US Army. He served one term in Germany and two in Vietnam...

This is Wayne, Shelia and my dad (Gary) a couple of Christmases ago...



Rest in Peace, Wayne... until we meet again on the other side.